The Morris Method is concepts of preparing for a streetfight developed by a former streetfighter & martial artist Steve Morris.With over 2000 streetfights and 50 years of training experience,Steve Morris developed methods for developing real world fighting abilities.

You know I have a little experience in martial arts and I must say that as far as their applications go to street fights its extremely limited. We live in an age where if its a real street fight the person will usually use a weapon, at that point your ass should be running. If its just a quarrel between drunken idiots or some punk kids the stronger/bigger person will easily win and having 20-40 lbs of muscle on some drunk trying to fight you is a much bigger advantage (in my opinion) then knowing some street fight technique (they have weight classes in every martial art for a reason).

As a sport martial arts are great, in a street fight well I am still waiting to be convinced that it gives you this huge advantage.

Typhoon wrote:You know I have a little experience in martial arts and I must say that as far as their applications go to street fights its extremely limited. We live in an age where if its a real street fight the person will usually use a weapon, at that point your ass should be running. If its just a quarrel between drunken idiots or some punk kids the stronger/bigger person will easily win and having 20-40 lbs of muscle on some drunk trying to fight you is a much bigger advantage (in my opinion) then knowing some street fight technique (they have weight classes in every martial art for a reason).

As a sport martial arts are great, in a street fight well I am still waiting to be convinced that it gives you this huge advantage.

There is much more to streetfight than muscle mass and technique.Mindset,aggression level,athleticism,experience,etc.

While 40 streetfights per annum is quite possible, it speaks volumes about his character, and not in a positive way.

Secondly, it doesn't make him a good coach.

The vid was so-so, btw.

These "apeshit-bursts" are an old concept of dozens of other self defense gurus, and are of limited use. Nothing wrong to drill it once. But this cannot be a cornerstone of a whole method.

To cut the chase:In an "enemy prepared" situation, it doesn't work good, quite the contrary, and it's very uneconomical.Against chumps and "enemy unaware" situations, it works, but why should I do this? Quick boxing hands have already a very good chance of finishing an opponent who's caught flat-footed. It also doesn't work when there's a moving target. You basically teach someone to shut down his brain temporarily. Great for spatial awareness, balance, endurance, damage control and other vital aspects of streetfighting.

If someone's so desperate to be lethal in fight, a knife or brass knucks would do the job.

But then it's just one vid and he may be very legit, while you are just a troll, Balbos.

Schwarzfahrer wrote:While 40 streetfights per annum is quite possible, it speaks volumes about his character, and not in a positive way.

I was thinking along the same lines. Something is fucking wrong if you've been in 2000 streetfights. And just from my perspective,if someone had been in that many "streetfights" I envision them being in a wheelchair,missing an eye,limbs,etc. if they were still alive.

EDIT: From what I could see of those videos, Geoff Thompson would get my money any day, not that loony. 2000 street fights, jeez, to beat 2000 guys, half of them was probably talking to someone else and he snuck up and clobbered them from behind, 500 of them he and friends outnumbered the opponent, 400 he had a weapon and 100 was against unskilled, unexperienced, untrained freshmen in college of a whopping 115 pounds of skinny-fat bastard.

Pure guesswork of course, but that's the way I see it, after what I've seen in the streets around here, and I live in fucking Norway. I'd imagine it'd be 10x worse anywhere else.

Schwarzfahrer wrote:While 40 streetfights per annum is quite possible, it speaks volumes about his character, and not in a positive way.

Secondly, it doesn't make him a good coach.

The vid was so-so, btw.

These "apeshit-bursts" are an old concept of dozens of other self defense gurus, and are of limited use. Nothing wrong to drill it once. But this cannot be a cornerstone of a whole method.

To cut the chase:In an "enemy prepared" situation, it doesn't work good, quite the contrary, and it's very uneconomical.Against chumps and "enemy unaware" situations, it works, but why should I do this? Quick boxing hands have already a very good chance of finishing an opponent who's caught flat-footed. It also doesn't work when there's a moving target. You basically teach someone to shut down his brain temporarily. Great for spatial awareness, balance, endurance, damage control and other vital aspects of streetfighting.

If someone's so desperate to be lethal in fight, a knife or brass knucks would do the job.

But then it's just one vid and he may be very legit, while you are just a troll, Balbos.

edit: have to check his other vids out

OK,Just watch the videos.Mr.Morris was born in 1943.Look at 60+ man moving and hitting the bag.Observe intensity,power & speed.

EDIT: From what I could see of those videos, Geoff Thompson would get my money any day, not that loony. 2000 street fights, jeez, to beat 2000 guys, half of them was probably talking to someone else and he snuck up and clobbered them from behind, 500 of them he and friends outnumbered the opponent, 400 he had a weapon and 100 was against unskilled, unexperienced, untrained freshmen in college of a whopping 115 pounds of skinny-fat bastard.

Pure guesswork of course, but that's the way I see it, after what I've seen in the streets around here, and I live in fucking Norway. I'd imagine it'd be 10x worse anywhere else.